Photograph of a sculpture slab depicting the Buddha teaching taken in c.1883 and attributed to Henry Hardy Cole (probably incorrectly). The location that this slab was found is unknown, however it was near Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province and it now resides in the Lahore Museum. The photograph was captioned on the negative "Lahore Museum. [From] Eusofzai." From the first and second centuries AD onwards, Peshawar district, in northern Pakistan, was famous for it's sculptural traditions. Known as Gandhara, it was ruled by a dynasty of Chinese origin called the Kushans. They were Buddhists and under their rule, the religion and the arts associated with it were allowed to flourish. The reign of the Kushan king Kanishka, is particularly well known for its artistic achievements and it was during his reign, from 78 AD, that we find the first examples of the Graeco-Roman influenced Gandharan style of sculpture. The classical influence on this sculpture slab can be seen, in the figures draped clothing, their curly hair and the naturalistic modelling of their bodies.